FA: Rare 1981 Atari Centipede arcade promo poster - "banne..

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d [...] 6198360254

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Might be worth something to someone able to scan it in, separate the
image, and reprint it. Since I haven't worked in graphic arts in many
years, it would probably be worth $20 or so to me just because it is
cool and (apparently) very rare..

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Hey Dave, that's a pretty interesting story. I don't suppose the
history lesson you got included any info on the girl in the old
Computer Space poster, did it? I'd love to find out more information
about her.
http://www.arcadeflyers.net/?page= [...] 30&image=1

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Dang....check out her feet!

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The game is definitely not as big as it looks in that poster. It's only
66" high so I suspect she is really short and you'll notice the machine
is leaning forward compared to her so my guess is they propped it up to
make it look even bigger.
The rumor I heard was that the lady shown in the photo is none other
than Yvette Mimieux, the lead actress in the 1960 George Pal film The
Time Machine. The rumor floating around seems to imply that the makers
of the flyer wanted a model who was both beautiful as well as "space
age." However, this rumor seems to have been debunked. Given where
Computer Space was developed and the limited budget this machine would
have had for advertising, the woman in question was more likely an
employee of The Brass Rail bar, a favorite hangout of computer
engineers in the Sunnyvale area. Given that The Brass Rail was a strip
joint, one can draw one's own conclusion as to the lady's career
history.
I'd still like more info on her though as this stuff is for my website
http://www.computerspacefan.com

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micrologix1...@yahoo.com wrote:
> Might be worth something to someone able to scan it in, separate the
> image, and reprint it. Since I haven't worked in graphic arts in many
> years, it would probably be worth $20 or so to me just because it is
> cool and (apparently) very rare..


I think its funny atari decided to make a nude centipede poster in the
first place. Must of had something to do with that beer tap in someones
desk.

"lets put a naked chick with this centipede poster! yea!!"

-isaac

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On 2005-08-08 14:41:20 -0700, computerspacefan@hotmail.com said:

> The game is definitely not as big as it looks in that poster. It's only
> 66" high so I suspect she is really short and you'll notice the machine
> is leaning forward compared to her so my guess is they propped it up to
> make it look even bigger.
> The rumor I heard was that the lady shown in the photo is none other
> than Yvette Mimieux, the lead actress in the 1960 George Pal film The
> Time Machine. The rumor floating around seems to imply that the makers
> of the flyer wanted a model who was both beautiful as well as "space
> age." However, this rumor seems to have been debunked. Given where
> Computer Space was developed and the limited budget this machine would
> have had for advertising, the woman in question was more likely an
> employee of The Brass Rail bar, a favorite hangout of computer
> engineers in the Sunnyvale area. Given that The Brass Rail was a strip
> joint, one can draw one's own conclusion as to the lady's career
> history.
> I'd still like more info on her though as this stuff is for my website
> http://www.computerspacefan.com

Next you are going to want a copy of my Nichubitsu topless poster...she
is advertising something but I can't get past the hairdo.

Somewhere on flippers.com

John :-#)#
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